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AJOP Board
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RABBINIC AUTHORITIES
HaRav Shmuel Kamenetsky
HaRav Yaakov Perlow
BOARD OF TRUSTEES
Rabbi Ilan Feldman
Atlanta, GA
Rabbi Yaacov Haber
Jerusalem, Israel
Mr. Richard Horowitz
Los Angeles, CA
Rabbi Yehoshua Karsh
Northbrook, IL
Dr. David Lieberman
Lakewood, NJ
Rabbi Yitzchok Lowenbraun
National Director
Rabbi Shlomo Porter
Baltimore, MD
Mr. Jeff Schachter Esq.
Passaic, NJ
Mr. Frank Storch
Baltimore, MD
HaRav Michel Twerski
Milwaukee, WI
Mr. Jerry Wolasky
Baltimore, MD
ADVISORY BOARD
Mr. Mark Bane
Lawrence, NY
Mr. Jonathan Beren
Denver, CO
Dr. Robert Edelman
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi Avraham Edelstein
Jerusalem, Israel
Dr. Michael J Elman
Baltimore, MD
Rabbi David Felsenthal
New York, NY
Mr. Howard Tzvi Friedman
Mr. Joseph Friedman
Olney, MD
Mr. Harvey Hecker
Toronto, ONT
Mr. Stephen Rosedale
Cincinnatti, OH
Rabbi Simcha Scholar
Brooklyn, NY
Rabbi Dovid Refson
Jerusalem, Israel
Mr Gary Torgow
Detroit, MI
Rabbi Abraham Twerski, MD
Teaneck, NJ
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 AJOP Wishes You and All of Klal Yisrael Chag Sameach |
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  Rabbi Mendel Weinbach: When A House Is Not Your Home
On Sukkos, of course. The Torah commands us to move out of our houses on the fifteenth day of the Month of Tishrei and to make sukkos (popularly translated as "booths" but better defined as shelters) our homes for seven days.
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 The Inner Meaning of the Four Species
At face value, the mitzvah of "Taking the Four Species" begs explanation. On the one hand, Halachah stipulates that once a person has lifted the Species, he has fulfilled his obligation (Sukkah 42a).
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|  A Sukkah in Kuwait
Of all the places in the world to first learn how to build a Sukkah, Jonathan Gross did so in the most unlikely of places: the barren desert of Kuwait.
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 Funding Opportunity for Mikarvim from The Afikim Foundation
The Afikim Foundation's live, interactive online Hebrew School, ToTallyOnline.org, is launching a Bar/Bat Mitzvah Program October 9th in addition to its Level One session. Rabbi Raphael Butler is offering kiruv centers the opportunity to recruit students and keep all of the tuition for themselves. In addition, he's offering personalized marketing (sample shown) including a customized print ad with a coupon code specific for your organization, an HTML email graphic, and an online widget to post on your Facebook page.
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Aish Connections
New York, NY
Events Director
Aish Connections
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 Results of the First Study on Teens at Risk and Baalei Teshuva to be Released at AJOP Convention
Yeshiva University's Azrieli Graduate School of Jewish Education in partnership with the Association for Jewish Outreach Programs (AJOP) has conducted a groundbreaking study comparing adolescents who grew up in families who are newly observant, to adolescents born into families whose parents have been observant from birth. Conducted under the direction of world-renowned psychologist Dr. David Pelcovitz, this study was the first to look at this segment of the Jewish community.
A well conducted scientific survey is one of the best tools to help us know what the problems are and how to respond. Some interesting conclusions point to parenting styles, the best age for outreach to these individuals, and community integration. Conclusions and recommendations will initiate serious discussion about the direction and needs for the future of the Kiruv movement.
Results of this study will be announced for the first time at the upcoming AJOP International Convention on Sunday January 15, 2012 in Stamford, CT by Dr David Pelcovitz.
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 The Inequality of Opportunity
An Article from eJewish Philanthropy
Yesterday, in a morning event hosted by US fundraising management consulting firm EHL, Director of the group Avrum Lapin presented the gathered dozens with the results of an investigation of theirs into recent trends in US giving to "Friends of" organisations of Israeli amutot. Continue Reading |
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 Hundreds of Nazi Probes Re-Opened
An Article from Ynet News
Prosecutors have reopened hundreds of dormant investigations of former Nazi death camp guards and others who might now be charged under a new precedent set by the conviction of retired US autoworker John Demjanjuk. Continue Reading
The Medical Benefits of Male Circumcision
An Article from the Journal of the American Medical Association
With 2 new states recently joining 16 others in eliminating Medicaid insurance for male circumcision, possible ballot initiatives to ban male circumcision, and the long-awaited American Academy of Pediatrics male circumcision policy statement, there is a need to evaluate the medical risks and benefits of male circumcision. Continue Reading
New Smart Phone App Pinpoints Closest Public Sukkah
An Article from Local Sukkah
Finding Sukkahs for people on the go. Continue Reading
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